FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
ABC7
— Donald Trump supporters hold rally in Woodstock ahead of Chicago DNC. – Michelle Gallardo
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-dnc-2024-donald-trump-supporters-hold-rally-woodstock-illinois-ahead-democratic-national-convention/15201140/
— Protesters march through the Loop on eve of Chicago DNC in first permitted demonstration. March for Bodies Outside Unjust Laws held Sunday downtown; unmoved by Harris ticket, pro-Palestinian protesters to march Monday. – Christian Piekos and Maher Kawash
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-dnc-2024-march-bodies-outside-unjust-laws-take-place-loop-1st-chicago-protests-ahead-dnc-united-center/15199312/
— Chicago shootings: At least 30 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city
https://abc7chicago.com/post/chicago-shootings-this-weekend-gun-violence-police/15200606/
NBC5
— DNC releases statement after messages taking aim at Trump-Vance projected onto Trump Tower. Hours before the DNC in Chicago kicked off, various taunts were visible on the side of Trump Tower, such as “Project 2025 HQ.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/dnc-in-chicago-dates-trump-tower-chicago-projections-statement/3525257/
— Images taking aim at Trump-Vance campaign projected onto Trump Tower ahead of DNC. As democrats descended on the city for the four-day convention, various taunts were visible on the side of the building, such as “Project 2025 HQ.”
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/images-taking-aim-at-trump-vance-campaign-projected-onto-trump-tower-ahead-of-dnc/3525071/
— DNC Speakers tracker: Kinzinger, Michelle Obama added to lineup. – James Neveau
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/dnc-speakers-tracker-kinzinger-michelle-obama-added-to-lineup/3524894/
— Demonstrators begin march along Michigan Avenue to Grant Park. Hundreds of protesters gathered as a march organized by Bodies Outside of Unjust Laws: Coalition for Reproductive Justice & LGBTQ+ Liberation kicked off at Michigan and Wacker.
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/demonstrators-begin-march-along-michigan-avenue-to-grant-park/3524978/
— Pritzker confirms members of Illinois National Guard ‘on standby’ during DNC
https://www.nbcchicago.com/dnc-chicago-2024/pritzker-confirms-members-of-illinois-national-guard-on-standby-during-dnc/3524934/
CBS2
— First protest takes off in downtown Chicago an evening ahead of DNC. – By Dave Savini, Irika Sargent, Joe Donlon
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/first-protest-downtown-chicago-dnc/
— New DNC security measures in downtown Chicago have some feeling “like a police state” – Andrew Ramos
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/dnc-security-measures-downtown-chicago-gold-coast-magnificent-mile/
WGN9
— Demonstrations underway in Chicago ahead of Democratic National Convention. – Brónagh Tumulty, Ethan Illers
https://wgntv.com/news/democratic-national-convention-chicago-2024/democratic-national-convention-protests-chicago/
FOX32
— Protesters march in downtown Chicago ahead of DNC
https://www.fox32chicago.com/video/1502801
— Protesters rally in downtown Chicago ahead of Democratic National Convention. – Cody King
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/protesters-march-sunday-downtown-chicago-ahead-dnc
— Activists protest in Chicago ahead of DNC, demanding action on key issues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0d34JRFJ8s
FOX32
— Illinois National Guard deployed to assist Chicago police for DNC. – Dane Placko
https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/illinois-national-guard-deployed-assist-chicago-police-dnc
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— Amid talk of unity, DNC opens in Chicago with diverging themes. – Rick Pearson and Jeremy Gorner
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/19/amid-talk-of-unity-dnc-opens-in-chicago-with-diverging-themes/
— Demonstrators protest as DNC takes over Chicago
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/18/photos-protests-begin-as-dnc-2024-kicks-off-on-aug-19/
— Pro-abortion rights and LGBTQ+ protesters rally ahead of the start of the DNC. – ADRIANA PÉREZ
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/18/abortion-lgbtq-protest-chicago/
— Protests begin as DNC 2024 gets ready for kick off on Aug. 19
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/18/photos-protests-begin-as-dnc-2024-kicks-off-on-aug-19/
— Pro-Palestinian coalition organizers denounce city’s protests routes and restrictions ahead of DNC. – KARINA ATKINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/08/18/march-on-dnc-protest-chicago/
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— DNC protesters gather in downtown Chicago for first major protest of convention. Hundreds of people rallying against the Israel-Hamas war and restrictions on reproductive rights kicked off the first protest of the Democratic National Convention Sunday, but they were met by an even larger showing from Chicago police. – Emmanuel Camarillo and Kaitlin Washburn
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/08/18/dnc-protests-protest-wacker-michigan-bodies-outside-unjust-laws
— Chicago’s DNC ‘belongs to Rev. Jesse Jackson.’ Leaders honor Rainbow PUSH founder. Jesse Jackson was feted a day ahead of the convention’s official launch on Monday, when he’ll be honored onstage at the United Center alongside his son and fellow delegate Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill. – Mitchell Armentrout
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024-democratic-national-convention/2024/08/18/jesse-jackson-tribute-dnc-rainbow-push
NORTHWEST HERALD
— Trump supporters rally in Woodstock ahead of DNC, vow to fight ‘Kama-nism’ – Michelle Meyer, Claire O’Brien and David Petesch
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/08/18/trump-supporters-rally-in-woodstock-ahead-of-dnc-vow-to-fight-kama-nism/
https://www.shawlocal.com/gallery/2024/08/18/photos-pro-trump-rally-at-mchenry-county-fairgrounds/
https://www.shawlocal.com/northwest-herald/2024/08/18/trump-supporters-rally-in-woodstock-ahead-of-dnc-vow-to-fight-kama-nism/?
BLOOMINGTON PANTAGRAPH
— Chicago to host NAACP National Convention in 2026 (COMMENT: While I worked for the Democrats who ran GAO’s Chicago office 1980-1997, they ever-increasingly acted like they had promised their Black employees that they would get rid of all their non-veteran Republican employees by 1997.)
https://pantagraph.com/news/local/chicago-to-host-naacp-national-convention-in-2026/video_0073544b-cd68-5819-8011-e0fb1691f76e.html
CRAIN’S CHICAGO BUSINESS
— Democrats ever-increasingly promote Harris.
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/politics/kamala-harris-heads-chicago-dnc-momentum
NPR ILLINOIS
— Republicans to rally support for Harris at the DNC – Sarah McCammon
https://www.nprillinois.org/2024-08-19/republicans-to-rally-support-for-harris-at-the-dnc
(FROM THE ARTICLE: In June, several weeks before President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Harris, the campaign hired former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger’s former chief of staff in June to focus on Republican outreach. . .Last week, a “Republicans for Harris” affinity group gathered online to hear from several high-profile Republicans including Kinzinger, former Rep. Denver Riggleman, former Republican White House officials and others. Additional Republican leaders are expected to speak at the Democratic convention in the coming days, according to a source familiar with the plans. Kinzinger is among them, according to a report by CNN.)
WCIL FM & WBHM
— Illinois Republicans address the upcoming Democratic National Convention.
https://www.cilfm.com/2024/08/17/illinois-republicans-address-the-upcoming-democratic-national-convention/
https://wbhm.org/npr-story/republicans-to-rally-support-for-harris-at-the-dnc/
WBKR
— Illinois Home To One Of Most Expensive Colleges In America: University of Chicago: Average cost of a four-year degree and living expenses = $455,257 (COMMENT: I should write about my critics/opponents who have degrees from the University of Chicago. According to my critics/opponents, degrees from non-Ivy League universities are worthless, that is, my 1970 bachelor’s degree from NIU is worthless, my 1976 master’s degree from Loyola is worthless, my 1980 master’s degree from DePaul is worthless, and my 1997 master’s degree from IIT is worthless.)
https://wbkr.com/ixp/721/p/illinois-most-expensive-college/
CAPITOL FAX
— Morning briefing
https://capitolfax.com/2024/08/19/isabel%e2%80%99s-morning-briefing-350/
FROM ILLINOIS CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
WIREPOINTS
— Will Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson repeat these choice words in his Democratic convention speech? – Mark Glennon
https://wirepoints.org/wiil-chicago-mayor-brandon-johnson-repeat-these-choice-words-in-his-democratic-convention-speech-wirepoints/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: His critics and opponents “haven’t accepted results of the Civil War” . . . Standardized tests are eugenics against blacks . . . “I never said defund the police,” but he did . . . Looting explained by “frustration and anguish” . . . Looted stores “have insurance and assurance” . . . How he taught in a public school . . . Why he hasn’t paid personal bills . . . Roots in black liberation theology . . . Honoring Fred Hampton, Black Panther)
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-RIGHT SOURCES
NEW YORK POST
— Crime-filled Chicago displays all that’s wrong with Democrats in one failing city. – Miranda Devine
https://nypost.com/2024/08/18/opinion/crime-filled-chicago-displays-all-thats-wrong-with-democrats-in-one-failing-city/
— Harris leans into full communism, Walz’ radical record – Editorial
https://nypost.com/2024/08/18/opinion/harris-leans-into-full-communism-walz-radical-record-and-other-commentary/
— Anti-Israel protests outside Chicago DNC threaten to tarnish Kamala Harris coronation. ‘The Vietnam War of our generation’ – Steven Nelson
https://nypost.com/2024/08/18/us-news/dnc-in-chicago-braces-for-massive-anti-israel-protests/
— Anti-Israel protesters disrupt delegate party on eve of DNC in Chicago: ‘Bring the war home’ – David Propper
https://nypost.com/2024/08/19/us-news/anti-israel-protesters-disrupt-delegate-party-on-eve-of-dnc/
AMERICAN THINKER
— Politico’s propaganda machine tries to prop up Kamala’s immigration credibility. – Andrea Widburg
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/politico_s_propaganda_machine_tries_to_prop_up_kamala_s_immigration_credibility.html
— No, illegal immigration does not help the U.S. economy. – Jack Hellner
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/no_illegal_immigration_does_not_help_the_u_s_economy.html
— Harley Davidson goes woke?! – Mike McDaniel
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2024/08/harley_davidson_goes_woke.html
— It’s All About the Revolution: Ten Techniques Marxists Have Deployed to Gain Influence. – Janet Levy
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2024/08/it_s_all_about_the_revolution_ten_techniques_marxists_have_deployed_to_gain_influence.html
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Manipulation of language. . .Rewriting history. . .Gaslighting. . .DARVO (or, Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender). . .Identity politics. . .Disinformation and obfuscation. . .Oppressor vs. Oppressed. . .Entryism. . .Degrowth. . . .Playing the victim)
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— NBC anchor leads Lindsey Graham by the nose on how Trump should counter Kamala. – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/18/nbc-anchor-leads-lindsey-graham-by-the-nose-on-how-trump-should-counter-kamala-1480747/
— Trump campaign remarks on ‘rumors’ of a ‘serious drinking problem’ for Kamala Harris. – Kevin Haggerty
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2024/08/18/stay-tuned-trump-campaign-remarks-on-rumors-of-a-serious-drinking-problem-for-kamala-harris-1480760/
BREITBART
— Media Hide Biden-Harris’ Huge Migrant Flood in Campaign Season. – Neil Munro
https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/08/19/media-hide-biden-harris-huge-migrant-flood-in-campaign-season/
— Republican Attacks on Tim Walz Are ‘Despicable’ – Duckworth (COMMENT: Now that draft-avoiding Biden is out, anticipate/expect that Duckworth will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump for avoiding the draft.)
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/08/18/duckworth-republican-attacks-on-tim-walz-are-despicable/
— Duckworth Falsely Claims Tim Walz Is a ‘Retired Command Sergeant Major’ – KRISTINA WONG (COMMENT: My critics/opponents have always demonized me, denigrated me, and condemned me as being a failed low-lever federal employee. The civilian equivalent of Walz’s military rank of E-8 is GS-7 (currently $54,728/year). I was a) a GS-7 in 1971 when I was 22 years old, b) GS-9 ($66,942) in 1972, c) GS-11 ($80,094) in 1973, d) GS-12 ($97,079) in 1974, and e) GS-13 ($115,439-$150,075) 1986-1997.)
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/08/18/fact-check-sen-tammy-duckworth-falsely-claims-tim-walz-is-a-retired-command-sergeant-major/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Governor Tim Walz received his notification of eligibility for retirement on August 3, 2002. He was promoted to sergeant major (E-9) on September 17, 2004, and immediately began serving as the command sergeant major for the 1st Battalion, 125th Field Artillery while his packet was submitted to the National Guard Bureau to appoint him to command sergeant major (E-9). Once approved by NGB, he was laterally appointed to command sergeant major (E-9) on April 1, 2005. He retired from the Minnesota National Guard on May 16, 2005. Our records do not indicate when he made his request to retire. Leadership reviews and approves all requests to retire. He was administratively reduced to master sergeant (E-8) on May 15, 2005, because he did not complete all required U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy coursework.)
— Lindsey Graham: ‘Donald Trump the Provocateur, the Showman May Not Win This Election’ – PAM KEY
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/08/18/lindsey-graham-donald-trump-the-provocateur-the-showman-may-not-win-this-election/
CHRISTIAN NEWS
— Planned Parenthood to sacrifice children at the Democratic National Convention for free
https://christiannews.net/2024/08/18/planned-parenthood-to-sacrifice-children-at-the-democratic-national-convention-for-free/
DAILY CALLER
— Cash-Strapped California Inches Closer To Handing Taxpayer Home Loans To Illegal Migrants. – Jason Hopkins
https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/18/california-to-give-home-loans-to-illegals/
DAILY WIRE
— Democrats Build Literal Wall Around Chicago DNC Venue – Virginia Kruta
https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrats-mocked-for-building-literal-wall-around-chicago-dnc-venue
— Governor Whitmer: ‘The Spirit Of’ Giving Free Handouts To Illegal Aliens Should Be Part Of Harris’ Agenda
https://www.dailywire.com/news/governor-whitmer-the-spirit-of-giving-free-handouts-to-illegal-aliens-should-be-part-of-harris-agenda
— Kamala ‘Serves Up A Fresh Word Salad’ About Democracy. – Daniel Chaitin
https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-serves-up-a-fresh-word-salad-about-democracy
— Senator Graham Outlines The Key To Victory For Trump This Fall (COMMENT: To get votes from hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters, Republican candidates in Illinois ever-increasingly campaign like they are anti-Trump, Democrat Lite, RINO, anti-conservative, and/or anti-Republican.)
https://www.dailywire.com/news/senator-graham-outlines-the-key-to-victory-for-trump-this-fall
FEDERALIST
— Taking Sides In The Jewish-Arab Conflict Is Wreaking Havoc On Ivy League Universities. – HELEN RALEIGH
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/19/taking-sides-in-the-jewish-arab-conflict-is-wreaking-havoc-on-ivy-league-universities/
— Kamala Harris Wants To Impose A Soviet-Style Medical System On Americans. – DEANE WALDMAN
https://thefederalist.com/2024/08/19/kamala-harris-wants-to-impose-a-soviet-style-medical-system-on-americans/
FOX NEWS
— Look at chaotic Chicago, not the Dem convention, to see what disasters await under Harris-Walz. Chicago does indeed show what Democrats stand for: American decline. – John Tillman
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/look-chaotic-chicago-not-dem-convention-see-what-disasters-await-under-harris-walz
— Graham urges Trump to focus on policy against Harris, warns ‘showman’ might not win. Sen. Lindsey Graham urges Donald Trump to talk borders, inflation.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/graham-urges-trump-focus-policy-against-harris-warns-showman-might-not-win
LEGAL INSURRECTION
— Democratic National Convention to Feature Free Abortions and Vasectomies. “A mobile health center run by Planned Parenthood Great Rivers, which serves much of Missouri and part of southern Illinois, plans to park itself near the convention and offer those services early next week to anybody who makes an appointment, delegate or not.” – Mike LaChance
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/democratic-national-convention-to-feature-free-abortions-and-vasectomies/
— Expect “more aggressive protests and potentially violence this fall” on campuses as anti-Israel student frustration boils over. – William A. Jacobson
https://legalinsurrection.com/2024/08/expect-more-aggressive-protests-and-potentially-violence-this-fall-on-campuses-as-anti-israel-student-frustration-boils-over/
LIFE NEWS
— Planned Parenthood Will Do Free Abortions at Democrat Convention. – Steven Ertelt
https://www.lifenews.com/2024/08/18/planned-parenthood-will-do-free-abortions-at-democrat-convention/
MRC TV
— Sunday Shows Give Scant Mention of Various Walz Scandals. – MRC LATINO
https://mrctv.org/videos/sunday-shows-give-scant-mention-various-walz-scandals
POST MILLENNIAL
— Planned Parenthood fills ALL appointments for free vasectomies, abortions in van near Chicago DNC. “Check back soon — we will share the interest form link again if we have cancellations.” – Libby Emmons
https://thepostmillennial.com/planned-parenthood-fills-all-appointments-for-free-vasectomies-abortions-in-van-near-chicago-dnc#google_vignette
TOWNHALL
— Planned Parenthood to Offer Free Abortions, Vasectomies at the DNC. – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/08/18/dnc-abortions-n2643539
— The GOP’s Black Wall. – Marc Little (COMMENT: My Democrat GAO, IRS, and Post Office superiors did everything that they could to turn my many Black superiors, supervisors, coworkers, and subordinates against me. They stressed that I was conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Missouri Synod Lutheran, 100% German American, my ancestors had been in America since 1844, a Crete resident 1948-1972, and a Wheaton resident since 1978. When I was 49 years old in 1997, they forced me to retire and gave my job and my preferred corner office to my Black subordinate.)
https://townhall.com/columnists/marclittle/2024/08/19/the-gops-black-wall-n2643561
(FROM THE ARTICLE: Blacks, who comprise 18.2% of the federal bureaucracy run by Democrats, are not known for voting against the bureaucracy that feeds them. The fight to garner greater Black support cannot be left to influencers and rappers. An army of Black messengers must take the fight to the streets. Black voters are likely to elect the next president of the United States, so there must be a specific strategy and plan to get their votes. I fear no one has told Trump.)
— Trump: Harris Will Allow Thousands of Illegal Alien ‘Killers and Rapists’ Into the US. – Madeline Leesman
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/madelineleesman/2024/08/18/trump-harris-will-allow-thousands-of-illegal-alien-rapists-and-killers-into-the-us-n2643545
TRUMP/VANCE
— Trump Campaign Allies to Host a Press Conference in Chicago. This week, Trump Campaign allies will call out Kamala Harris’ weak, failed record as vice president and dangerously liberal agenda from the Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago. On Monday, August 19, 2024, Senator Rick Scott and Senator Ron Johnson will deliver remarks at 11:30AM CDT on Kamala Harris’ disastrous economic policies that have led to sky-high inflation that is crushing American families.
https://djt.nucleusemail.com/amplify/v/vxegQMu6B3
FROM NATIONAL CENTER-LEFT SOURCES
THE HILL
— Sen. Graham says Nikki Haley should join him to campaign for Trump. – Sarah Fortinsky
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4833340-sen-graham-says-nikki-haley-should-join-him-to-campaign-for-trump/
CNN
— SEPTEMBER 4, 2000 FLASHBACK: Bush Holds Campaign Rally in Naperville, Illinois (COMMENT: I was there.)
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0009/04/se.03.html
NEWSWEEK
— Marjorie Taylor Greene Attacks ‘Free Vasectomies and Abortions’ Near DNC. – Giulia Carbonaro
https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-attacks-free-vasectomies-abortions-dnc-1940781
— Democrats say “Harris Takes Commanding Lead in Three Battleground States.”
https://www.newsweek.com/kamala-harris-takes-commanding-lead-three-battleground-states-poll-1941123
YAHOO
— Marjorie Taylor Greene slams Planned Parenthood for offering free vasectomies and abortions near DNC. – Ariana Baio
https://www.yahoo.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-slams-planned-173013473.html
ASSOCIATED PRESS
— Thousands march in protest ahead of Democratic convention in Chicago
https://apnews.com/video/chicago-protests-and-demonstrations-womens-rights-kamala-harris-national-fe967ce8a5c44647b260b1d12c99d5cd
https://www.yahoo.com/news/thousands-march-protest-ahead-democratic-023620698.html
ABC NEWS
— Hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters ever-increasingly promote the hate-filled Trump-hating Duckworth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D9f9VB7qJEmo
NBC NEWS
— Democrats project anti-Trump campaign messages onto his Chicago hotel. The messages include “Trump-Vance ‘weird as hell,’” “Harris Walz fighting for you” and “Project 2025 HQ.” – Alex Tabet, Shaquille Brewster and Megan Lebowitz
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/democrats-project-anti-trump-campaign-messages-chicago-hotel-rcna167102
WASHINGTON POST
— Democrats say “With false ‘coup’ claims, Trump primes supporters to challenge a Harris win.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/19/trump-stolen-election-coup-overthrow/
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly promote more illegal immigration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/republican-campaign-ads-immigration-border-security/
USA TODAY
— Democrats and RINOs ever-increasingly a) run America and b) demonize, denigrate, and condemn Republicans as being White supremacists, Nazis, KKK members, haters, racists, sexists, bigots, and even worse things who should be gotten rid of once and for all.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2024/08/13/us-woman-president-harris-trump/74766362007/
NEW YORK SUN
— Planned Parenthood To Offer Free Vasectomies, Abortions to Attendees of Democratic Convention. – MATTHEW RICE
https://www.nysun.com/article/planned-parenthood-to-offer-free-vasectomies-abortions-to-attendees-of-democratic-convention
USA TODAY
— DNC comes to ‘Little Palestine’ as Gaza deaths top 40,000. – Michael Loria (COMMENT: To elect Harris/Walz, how anti-Israel will the Democrat Party become?)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/08/18/dnc-little-palestine-chicago-protest/74805536007/
(FROM THE ARTICLE: The decision to host the DNC in Chicago was made before Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel killed 1,200 and sparked the brutal military campaign in Gaza. Since then, more than 40,000 Palestinians have died − and Chicago was transformed into a hotbed of anti-war activity ahead of Biden and Harris’ arrival. The region’s anti-war activism, which has included parades of pro-Palestinian truckers in the suburbs and encampments at the city’s top universities, has been led predominantly by local Palestinian Americans. In addition to calling for a ceasefire, many Chicago Palestinians are also motivated by a fear that Democrats’ lackluster opposition to the Gaza war has encouraged the kind of anti-Muslim vitriol that sparked crimes like the murder of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume in an alleged hate crime in neighboring Will County.)
MSN
— Free abortions and vasectomies, 18-foot-tall inflatable IUD called ‘Freeda Womb’ to be erected at DNC in Chicago. – Patrick Reilly
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/free-abortions-and-vasectomies-18-foot-tall-inflatable-iud-called-freeda-womb-to-be-erected-at-dnc-in-chicago/ar-AA1oYX1O
— How JD Vance’s wife Usha went from supporting Hillary to Trump
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/how-jd-vance-s-wife-usha-went-from-supporting-hillary-to-trump/ar-AA1p0tVJ
— ‘Black America Is Not Supporting Kamala Harris’: Fmr Dem Slams Democratic Party For Playing Up Vice President’s ‘Race’ – Hailey Gomez
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/black-america-is-not-supporting-kamala-harris-fmr-dem-slams-democratic-party-for-playing-up-vice-president-s-race/ar-BB1qyBjJ
— Aiding illegal immigrants instead of veterans is un-American. – Tommy Tuberville
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/biden-aiding-illegal-immigrants-instead-of-veterans-is-un-american/ar-AA1m5KjD
— The more that you do to help elect Trump/Vance, the more that Democrats, Libertarians, Greens, Independents, and RINOs will demonize you, denigrate you, and condemn you.
https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/elon-musk-insists-he-is-not-spending-45m-a-month-to-get-donald-trump-elected/ar-BB1qvB1R
MSNBC
— Trump taps two of his adult kids for presidential transition team. Donald Trump’s five-member presidential transition team features some familiar names, including two of his adult kids. – Steve Benen
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-taps-two-adult-kids-presidential-transition-team-rcna167129
WALL STREET JOURNAL
— Democrat and RINO employers ever-increasingly use DEI a) to not hire Republicans and b) to get rid of their Republican employees.
https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/careers/diversity-vs-merit-you-agree-more-than-you-think-11a8b3f4?page=1
— The Chicago Model for Democrats. Delegates to the Democratic National Convention this week can see progressivism in action, from crime to schools. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-chicago-model-for-democrats-johnson-crime-education-dnc-5ddd8e7d
— Joe Biden’s Sad Presidential Legacy. The President promised to be a unifier but has governed as a divisive progressive. – Editorial
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/joe-biden-presidential-legacy-progressives-democrats-kamala-harris-donald-trump-61a9fc1e
— Here Comes Kamala’s Mortgage Forgiveness. Her plan to make housing more ‘affordable’ via subsidies will raise prices and create moral hazard. – Allysia Finley (COMMENT: What mortgages have you paid off? I paid off mortgages that I took out to buy a new town home in University Park in 1972 and condos downtown Chicago in 1974 and 1976. My wife and I paid off mortgages that we took out to buy 1017 East Harrison in Wheaton in 1978 and to have 915 Cove Court built in Wheaton in 1984.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/here-comes-kamalas-mortgage-forgiveness-housing-prices-loans-dc37091b
— A ‘Dangerous Time’ for Jews. Donald Trump is right to point out the growing risks of antisemitism in the U.S. – Editorial (COMMENT: To turn my many Jewish superiors and supervisors in the federal government against me, my Democrat superiors stressed to them that I was conservative, Republican, non-veteran, Protestant, and 100% German American and that my ancestors had been in America since 1844, I had lived in Crete 1948-1972, and I had lived in Wheaton since 1978. In my defense, I stressed that my grandfather on my father’s side fought the Germans in WWI, my uncles on my mother’s side fought the Germans in WWII, and my father would have fought the Germans in WWII if he had not been 4-F.)
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/a-dangerous-time-for-jews-harris-trump-convention-shapiro-8e7b1120
FORBES
— Democrat and RINO leaders ever-increasingly use DEI to get rid of Republicans. Anticipate/expect that RINO leaders of Republican organizations in Illinois will ever-increasingly get rid of their members like me who are Republican starting with those like me who are conservative, White, male, older, non-veteran, Protestant, German American, and/or have ancestors who have been in America for a long time.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliekratz/2024/08/18/5-dei-expectations-organizations-should-have-of-all-leaders/
POLITICO
— Duckworth rips Trump over remarks about medal-winning soldiers. – David Cohen (COMMENT: Now that draft-avoiding Biden is out, anticipate/expect that Duckworth will ever-increasingly demonize, denigrate, and condemn Trump for avoiding the draft.)
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/18/tammy-duckworth-trump-soldiers-00174507
NPR
— As Democrats meet in Chicago, Illinois’ role in abortion access is in the spotlight. – Sarah McCammon
https://www.npr.org/2024/08/16/nx-s1-5058669/abortion-democrats-chicago-dnc-illinois-reproductive-rights-roe
DAILY BEAST
— Ex-GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger to Speak at DNC on Thursday. – Corbin Bolies
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-gop-rep-adam-kinzinger-to-speak-at-dnc-on-thursday
— Democrats Troll Trump on His Own Building in Chicago Ahead of Party Convention. ‘PROJECT 2025 HQ’ The DNC confirmed it was responsible for the brash move—with a spokesperson saying: “He’s a grifter and nothing we said wasn’t the truth!” – Matt Young
https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-troll-trump-on-his-own-building-in-chicago-ahead-of-party-convention
ROLLING STONE
— Democrats Taunt Trump At Trump Tower Chicago Ahead of Convention. The DNC is tagging Trump Tower amid reports former president plans to use his property during the Democratic convention. – TESSA STUART
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-tower-chicago-dnc-2024-1235082583/
RAW STORY
— ‘Powder keg’: Massive security presence on display in Chicago amid signs of trouble. – Matt Laslo, Alexandria Jacobson, Dave Levinthal
https://www.rawstory.com/police-security-democratic-national-convention/
INSIDE HIGHER EDUCATION
— How Biden Raised the Profile of the Free College Movement. – Katherine Knott (COMMEMT: Unlike me, my critics/opponents did not have to work their way through college. Many of them have degrees from Ivy League universities. My having to work my way through college harmed my GPA big time. I spent far too many hours washing dishes instead of studying while I was in high school 1964-1966. Consequently I only just barely made it into the upper 20% of my class and my ACT score was only 24. I spent far too many hours delivering mail instead of studying while I took classes at UIC 1966-1969 and NIU in 1969. Nevertheless, I earned an MBA from Loyola in 1976, passed the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979, earned a master’s degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, passed the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt and became a licensed CPA in 1981, etc.)
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/politics-elections/2024/08/19/how-biden-helped-advance-free-college-movement
DAILY MAIL
— Downtown Chicago is safe for once as city is flooded with cops for Democrat convention (but there’s already been one stage invasion) – Nic White and Jon Michael Raasch
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13756259/Chicago-DNC-Democratic-National-Convention-Palestine-protests-police.html
STATE OF DIGITAL PUBLISHING
— 21 Most Popular News Sites With Paywalls – Leo Maurer and Pratik Dholakiya (COMMENT: Since 2000, I have been an independent non-profit conservative Republican political and government news and commentary news aggregator. Sooner or later, all entities that paywall will cease to exist. My direct competitors are increasingly furious that I have the time, the money, the ability, the experience, and the motivation needed to put together and send out a GOPUSA ILLINOIS newsletter each and every morning free of charge and without any advertising and without any donation requests. Anticipate/expect that they will ever-increasing a) discourage me from sending out the newsletters and b) discourage everyone from reading the newsletters. I should write about my direct competitors who destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover up their wrong doing, and /or f) who refuse to give them money. Further, the more advertising and/or donation requests that an entity has on its website, the sooner that it will cease to exist.)
https://www.stateofdigitalpublishing.com/monetization/news-sites-with-paywalls/
